Open Thread- Home Run Derby

By Sean P. On July 11, 2011 · 50 Comments · In Open Threads

We’re just an hour away from the soothing sounds of Chris Berman MC’ing the HR Derby. I’m sure you’re all as excited as I am. In a new twist this year, turns out the home run derby is actually a race war! Uh, or something like that.

While you may be obliged to root [...]

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The 2011 Yankees’ batting splits vs. the 2006-2010 teams, sOPS+ edition

By Larry Koestler On July 11, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Statistical Analysis

The title of this post is admittedly a mouthful, but to summarize, I wanted to go back to 2006 to see how the Yankees have performed during the last five-and-a-half seasons among a select group of batting splits compared to the league, or sOPS+ (better than 100 means the batter did better than the league [...]

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Baseball Needs Its Stars to Come Out

By William J. On July 11, 2011 · 2 Comments · In General Musings

(The following is being syndicated from The Captain’s Blog).

Since baseball unveiled its 68 All Stars last Sunday, the combined roster for both squads has swelled to 84 players. In addition to the 14 original selections who either backed out or were disqualified from the competition, two replacements were also forced to withdraw. As [...]

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Examining the beast: CC Sabathia’s first half

By Larry Koestler On July 11, 2011 · 14 Comments · In Statistical Analysis

Note: This piece is by Mike Jaggers-Radolf

After Sunday’s complete game shutout, has now pitched 145.2 innings for the Yankees this season. His ERA is a sterling 2.72 and his WHIP is just 1.16. Entering the game CC was worth 4.4 fWAR, third best in the majors, and had a 2.57 [...]

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My Obligatory Jeter Post

By Matt Imbrogno On July 11, 2011 · 3 Comments · In General Musings

When I sat down to write this, I had the intention to do something more logical, something more grounded, something a little more comprehensive in which I gave more than lip-service to ‘s decline and shortcomings. Well, I figured I could put that stuff away for at least one weekend.

Yep, [...]

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Addressing the Yankees’ Areas of Need: A bat

By Larry Koestler On July 11, 2011 · 24 Comments · In Roster Decisions, Trade Musings

(Note: This post was originally drafted prior to the news of ‘s needing meniscus surgery. With A-Rod on the shelf for 4-6 weeks, the Yankees’ likelihood of acquiring an extra bat at the deadline ; fortunately the recommendations made below still apply.)

Last year at the All-Star break I [...]

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